digiza
/diɡiza/ · plural digizala
1. bride's attendant, woman who serves a young bride — She waits on the new bride in the house of the groom's family.
- kelinni digizası — the bride's attendant
- kelin bla digiza birge keldile — the bride and her attendant came together
- digiza kelinni janında turadı — the attendant stands beside the bride
- digizanı sıyı — the attendant's gift of honor
- digizasına berirge — to give it to her attendant
2. nanny, wet nurse, governess in a noble family — Used of the women who raised the children of noble Karachay families before the revolution.
- sabiyleni digizaları — the children's nannies
- baynı üyünde digiza bar edi — there was a nanny in the rich man's house
- digiza sabiyni ösdürgen edi — the nanny had brought the child up
- digiza tutarça, sen biymi bolğansa? — are you a prince, to keep a nanny?
- digiza jaşçıqnı költürdü — the nanny picked the little boy up
3. dear friend, companion
- digizam, qaydasa? — my friend, where are you?
- digizam, kel beri — my friend, come here
- digizam, saw bol — thank you, my friend
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | digizathe bride's attendant | digizammy bride's attendant | digizaŋyour bride's attendant | digizasıhis bride's attendant | digizabızour bride's attendant | digizağızyou all's bride's attendant | digizalarıtheir bride's attendants |
| Genitive | digizanıthe bride's attendant's | digizamımy bride's attendant's | digizaŋıyour bride's attendant's | digizasınıhis bride's attendant's | digizabıznıour bride's attendant's | digizağıznıyou all's bride's attendant's | digizalarınıtheir bride's attendants' |
| Accusative | digizanıthe bride's attendant (as the object) | digizamımy bride's attendant (as the object) | digizaŋıyour bride's attendant (as the object) | digizasınhis bride's attendant (as the object) | digizabıznıour bride's attendant (as the object) | digizağıznıyou all's bride's attendant (as the object) | digizalarıntheir bride's attendants (as the object) |
| Dative | digizağato the bride's attendant | digizamato my bride's attendant | digizaŋato your bride's attendant | digizasınato his bride's attendant | digizabızğato our bride's attendant | digizağızğato you all's bride's attendant | digizalarınato their bride's attendants |
| Locative | digizadain / at the bride's attendant | digizamdain / at my bride's attendant | digizaŋdain / at your bride's attendant | digizasındain / at his bride's attendant | digizabızdain / at our bride's attendant | digizağızdain / at you all's bride's attendant | digizalarındain / at their bride's attendants |
| Ablative | digizadanfrom the bride's attendant | digizamdanfrom my bride's attendant | digizaŋdanfrom your bride's attendant | digizasındanfrom his bride's attendant | digizabızdanfrom our bride's attendant | digizağızdanfrom you all's bride's attendant | digizalarındanfrom their bride's attendants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | digizalathe bride's attendants | digizalarımmy bride's attendants | digizalarıŋyour bride's attendants | digizalarıhis bride's attendants | digizalarıbızour bride's attendants | digizalarığızyou all's bride's attendants | digizalarıtheir bride's attendants |
| Genitive | digizalanıthe bride's attendants' | digizalarımımy bride's attendants' | digizalarıŋıyour bride's attendants' | digizalarınıhis bride's attendants' | digizalarıbıznıour bride's attendants' | digizalarığıznıyou all's bride's attendants' | digizalarınıtheir bride's attendants' |
| Accusative | digizalanıthe bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarımımy bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarıŋıyour bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarınhis bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarıbıznıour bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarığıznıyou all's bride's attendants (as the object) | digizalarıntheir bride's attendants (as the object) |
| Dative | digizalağato the bride's attendants | digizalarımato my bride's attendants | digizalarıŋato your bride's attendants | digizalarınato his bride's attendants | digizalarıbızğato our bride's attendants | digizalarığızğato you all's bride's attendants | digizalarınato their bride's attendants |
| Locative | digizaladain / at the bride's attendants | digizalarımdain / at my bride's attendants | digizalarıŋdain / at your bride's attendants | digizalarındain / at his bride's attendants | digizalarıbızdain / at our bride's attendants | digizalarığızdain / at you all's bride's attendants | digizalarındain / at their bride's attendants |
| Ablative | digizaladanfrom the bride's attendants | digizalarımdanfrom my bride's attendants | digizalarıŋdanfrom your bride's attendants | digizalarındanfrom his bride's attendants | digizalarıbızdanfrom our bride's attendants | digizalarığızdanfrom you all's bride's attendants | digizalarındanfrom their bride's attendants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: digizaları can mean "his / her bride's attendants", "their bride's attendant", or "their bride's attendants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | digizanıqıthe bride's attendant's one | digizanıqılathe bride's attendant's ones | digizalanıqıthe bride's attendants' one | digizalanıqılathe bride's attendants' ones |
| Genitive | digizanıqınıof the bride's attendant's one | digizanıqılanıof the bride's attendant's ones | digizalanıqınıof the bride's attendants' one | digizalanıqılanıof the bride's attendants' ones |
| Accusative | digizanıqınthe bride's attendant's one (as the object) | digizanıqılanıthe bride's attendant's ones (as the object) | digizalanıqınthe bride's attendants' one (as the object) | digizalanıqılanıthe bride's attendants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | digizanıqınato the bride's attendant's one | digizanıqılağato the bride's attendant's ones | digizalanıqınato the bride's attendants' one | digizalanıqılağato the bride's attendants' ones |
| Locative | digizanıqındain / at the bride's attendant's one | digizanıqıladain / at the bride's attendant's ones | digizalanıqındain / at the bride's attendants' one | digizalanıqıladain / at the bride's attendants' ones |
| Ablative | digizanıqındanfrom the bride's attendant's one | digizanıqıladanfrom the bride's attendant's ones | digizalanıqındanfrom the bride's attendants' one | digizalanıqıladanfrom the bride's attendants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.